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European Journalists Reserve "Right of Blasphemy"
Posted by Pile
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 Ok, this is a great story, and it shows how much balls the Europeans have when it comes to freedom of speech and journalism. What's happened is that a Danish newspaper published a characature of Mohammed, the Muslim prophet. Well, Muslims all over the world were outraged and Danish reporters have had to go into hiding over death threats; countries like Saudi Arabia and others are initiating elaborate boycotts of anything and everything Danish as a result of the newspaper's action. Apparently, reproducing any imagine of Mohammed is some sort of grave sin.
However in protest of the Muslim upheval against Denmark, newspapers across Europe have shown the balls that are now non-existent in Western journalism to publish charactures of a variety of religious figures including Mohammed. Where's the American media in all of this? Probably checking with Federal Express, the CATO institute, and Chase Bank to find out what they should print.
Germany's Die Welt daily printed one of the drawings on its front page, arguing that a "right to blasphemy" was anchored in democratic freedoms. |
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French and German newspapers on Wednesday republished caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad that have riled the Muslim world, saying democratic freedoms include the "right to blasphemy."
The front page of the daily France Soir carried the headline "Yes, We Have the Right to Caricature God" along with a cartoon of Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim and Christian gods floating on a cloud. Inside, the paper reran the drawings.
"The appearance of the 12 drawings in the Danish press provoked emotions in the Muslim world because the representation of Allah and his prophet is forbidden. But because no religious dogma can impose itself on a democratic and secular society, France Soir is publishing the incriminating caricatures," the paper said.
Germany's Die Welt daily printed one of the drawings on its front page, arguing that a "right to blasphemy" was anchored in democratic freedoms. The Berliner Zeitung daily also printed two of the caricatures as part of its coverage of the controversy. |
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| Posted by Pile on 2006-02-02 12:24:07 | | I really don't know how this is supposed to be spelled. There seem to be different spellings. I hope the god of language doesn't smite me. |
| Posted by wizeGurl on 2006-02-07 00:37:50 | Even if these newspapers felt that it was wrong to caricature God, Mohammed is NOT God, even in Islam; he is the main prophet of the faith. Calling him God would be like calling Moses, St. John the Baptist, or Buddha, God. (None of these figures, Mohammed included, are considered to be gods in their respective religions. Buddhism doesn't even HAVE a god.)
In fact, here's an article written by a moderate Muslim, stating that in his opinion, Muslims should not react to blasphemy with violence--because that's not What Mohammed Would Do.
http://www.muslimwakeup.com/main/archives/2006/02/what_would_prop.php#more |
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